Chapter 455: The Witch Hunt

"He's a nobleman, and he's protected by a family of demigods. At the same time, because he has the bloodline of the Light Element Maharaja, he has won the favor of the Sun Temple, and everyone knows it. His wealth is far beyond your imagination, and countless noble families have received his favors, as long as he does not openly oppose the nobles, no nobles will touch him. Gerner said.

"He killed the nobles." Su Ye Dao.

"Nobles can kill nobles." Eugene said slowly.

Su Ye was silent.

"For the Athenian aristocracy, the shock of your killing of Loron is no less than the shock of Socrates killing the gods back then." Gerner stared into Su Ye's eyes.

Su Ye didn't speak, falling into deep thought.

"Su Ye, as a nobleman, there are a lot of things I can't say. But I want you to give up on the next two days, and the two of us can even give up with you together. Eugene said.

Su Ye was still silent.

Eugene said: "I have a good relationship with Tanos, and I am the owner of the magic villa in the Giant's Hill. Also met his uncle, the famous irascible legend Ajax. Ajax was a very honest warrior, and we met at a feast. A friend of Ajax asked him what was the saddest thing about him. Ajax, who had drunk too much, shed tears. ”

Gerner was silent.

Su Ye was surprised, he didn't expect Ajax to cry in public.

Ajax is one of the strongest legends in the world, although his strategic ability is extremely poor and he does not understand the art of war, his personal strength is still above that of Mithiades and Themis.

Hercules claims to be the first under God, and Ajax claims to be the second under God.

In Greece, there were only two people who really defeated Ajax from the front.

One is Hercules and the other is Achilles.

However, Ajax was convinced by Hercules, but never thought that he had lost to Achilles, believing that he had lost to Achilles' Styx.

Ajax fights like crazy, crazier than the Norse Berserkers.

Hercules even praised Ajax for "winning Greece", and no one objected.

It is unbelievable that such a madman would shed tears at a drinking party.

Eugene said slowly: "Uncle Ajax said that the saddest thing in his life was that he failed to save his friend Herodotus, who was killed by the witch hunt. ”

"Who?"

A bolt from the blue!

"Herodotus. You should have heard his name in Plato's Academy, the youngest student of Socrates, a magical genius who, in his twenties, created the study of history. However, shortly after being promoted to the Sanctuary, he disappeared and was actually killed by the Witch Hunt. Eugene's voice was rather low.

Su Ye was stunned.

Herodotus is the father of ancient Greek history, although there are many absurd deeds in his "History", which are not rigorous enough in later generations, but at that time, it was already considered a history book.

No wonder after coming to Greece, I only saw this name in various history books, and rarely heard about his deeds, but I didn't expect to be killed by the witch hunt.

If Herodotus is dead now, it also means that he has only established historiography and has not really written a history.

In other words, the discipline of history would have been shattered by the loss of it, and it would take many years to perfect.

No wonder the history textbooks of Plato's Academy are so chaotic and disorderly, they are almost like a hodgepodge, it turns out that they lack the combing of the father of history.

Su Ye couldn't believe that such an ancient Greek sage died like this.

Herodotus, among the famous people of ancient Greece, can definitely be ranked in the top ten, and even among the top five.

A great sage who could have opened up brilliance for mankind, made great contributions to mankind, and established immortal deeds for mankind, died like this.

"How dare a witch hunter kill Herodotus! Didn't the wizarding world fight back? Su Ye asked.

Eugene and Gerner were silent.

After a long while, Eugene said, "About the witch hunt, you go and ask the teacher of your academy." Because...... In Greece, every member of the demigod and hero families was a member of the witch hunt. ”

Su Ye was stunned for a moment, and his whole body was cold.

Faintly aware of a possibility.

The three of them never spoke again.

Until the carriage arrived at Plato's Chamber.

Su Ye returned to his residence in despair, did not go to the training ground, did not look at his god-given talent.

After a long time, there was a knock on the door, and a familiar tall, middle-aged man with red hair pushed the door in.

"Su Ye, you ......" The smile on Nedern's face suddenly froze.

He approached suspiciously, looking at Su Ye in the moonlight.

Su Ye sat under the light white pillars and stared blankly at the sky.

"Teacher, can you tell me about the witch hunt?" Su Ye asked.

Nedern's face changed drastically.

"Where did you know about the Witch Hunt? Did Gerner or Eugene tell you? ”

"What the hell is the Witch Hunt?" Su Ye asked.

Ned thought for a moment, turned around and closed the courtyard door, sat on the chair beside Su Ye, took out a set of wine utensils, mixed water in the wine jug, and poured two glasses of wine.

Nedern took a sip and put it down.

"It starts with Egypt. In ancient Egypt, only the gods and their people had great power, not mortals. Later, some Egyptians developed witchcraft, a power that did not rely on the gods. In the beginning, everyone only regarded witchcraft as a trick trick, just a small trick, no different from those artists. ”

However, as witchcraft continued to evolve and become more powerful, the Egyptian royal family became vigilant. The reason is simple, once the commoners have power, it is bound to pose a threat to their royal power. As a result, the Egyptian royal family declared a ban on witchcraft and persecuted all wizards. But, we know, Aristotle said, that truth and progress, always accompanied by justice, represent the supreme good of mankind"

"Witchcraft was devastating at the beginning, turning from light to darkness, and some of the sorcerers remained in Egypt, while a few began to spread to other countries, Greece, Northern Europe, Persia, and other regions. After a period of obscurity, the power of witchcraft became more powerful, and the number of wizards increased. ”

"The Egyptian royal family panicked even more, and so, an organization was formed, the 'Witch Hunt'. The Egyptian royal family, who possessed divine power, used all means to fight and hunt wizards. Not only that, but they also secretly contacted the nobles of other countries to join forces to eradicate the wizards. However, there was no hatred between the other nations and the shamans, and the witchcraft power in the other countries was so small that no one cared about the Egyptian royal family. ”

As mentioned earlier, truth and progress are always accompanied by justice and represent the supreme good of humanity. No matter how powerful the Egyptian royal family was, they could not eradicate witchcraft, so they were finally forced to give up the confrontation and recruit peace. Everyone thought that the Egyptian royal family had changed its past mistakes and chose progress and goodness. ”

"But after a long time, the Egyptians discovered that some of their witchcraft geniuses would always die for various reasons, and after investigation, it was found that the Egyptian royal family's witch hunt would always exist, but from light to dark, killing all witchcraft geniuses and eliminating all hidden dangers that endangered the Egyptian royal family."

Upon discovering this, the wise great wizards did not retaliate, but deeply analyzed the role of witchcraft, and showed with rigorous evidence that if Egypt wanted to survive forever, it must vigorously develop witchcraft, and if Egypt gave up witchcraft, it would one day be destroyed by other countries. Witchcraft does not exist, and the royal family cannot be left alone. ”

"Needless to say, you also understand that the Egyptian royal family is blind, they only have fear and defense in their eyes, they only think about sticking to it, thinking that they are always right, they can't see the future and progress, and they can't predict changes. Therefore, the Egyptian royal family accepted it on the surface, but secretly carried out witch hunts. ”

"Eventually, a large number of great wizards left Egypt and went to Greece, to Rome, to Persia, to Northern Europe. One of the first great sorcerers made their home in Miletus, a city on the eastern coast of the Aegean Sea, and spread witchcraft. ”

"You know, witchcraft has all sorts of drawbacks, and to put it mildly, witchcraft is essentially an "empirical force" that cannot be a sound system without a solid theory. It can be said that witchcraft is the ability to try luck. Until a young philosopher began to study witchcraft and reconstruct it with a philosophical eye, and eventually, based on witchcraft, created magic. That man is the father of philosophy and the father of magic, Thales. ”

Nedern smiled slightly and said, "Those philosophy and magic laymen only think that Thales' greatest role is to say 'water is the source of all things', think that he created philosophy and magic by luck, and think that his credit is meditation, but you should know why Thales became the father of philosophy and magic, even more than the great Socrates and Plato." ”

"Proof of it." Su Ye said an unusually simple word.

The teacher and student looked at each other and smiled.

Then, Nedern's face darkened.

"Thales established a basic system of magic to unveil the nature of the world with 'proof', and a large number of philosophers and magicians participated, making philosophy and magic stronger and stronger. Magic, centered around Miletus, spreads like wildfire in the grasslands. Not only to Persia, not only to Northern Europe, but even backwards back to Egypt, completely rebuilding Egypt's witchcraft system. ”

"You should guess what happened later. The advent of magic evokes the fear of all nobles in all countries, except for Northern Europe. The brutes...... Every time we talk about them, we can't stop laughing. Call them smart, they don't guard against magic at all, they just take it and use it. Call them stupid, but they are not stupid at all, they specially send people to study and study Greek magicians, which is completely shameless, crazy learning, and not exclusive at all. There were even some Norsemen who claimed that their spiritual ancestors were Greek, which greatly contributed to the popularization of magic in Northern Europe. ”

Su Ye nodded and said: "I have heard about this matter, the Norse God King Odin has also personally studied magic and supported the promotion of magic, believing that the power of magic can help Northern Europe fight against Ragnarok." ”

Nedern nodded slightly, a glint of wisdom in his prosthetic eye.

"You also thought about what happened later, because the magic was too powerful, and the nobles were afraid. Greece, Rome, and Persia began to learn from Egypt, establishing secret witch hunting societies and hunting for magical geniuses. There were no witch hunts in Northern Europe at first, but a small group of people who were too stupid and were influenced by other nobles also established witch hunts. However, the major Nordic powers are purging the witch hunts, unlike other countries that support the witch hunts. ”

"So, Master Herodotus was indeed killed by the Witch Hunt?" Su Ye asked in a deep voice.

Nedern's body shook violently, his eyes turned red, he took a deep breath and exhaled slowly.

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